Indien: Minensuchhunde erhalten Ehrenmedaille
Zwei Labradore der indischen Streitkräfte haben eine Ehrenmedaille für ihre tapfere Arbeit erhalten. In der Begründung heißt es, beide hätten Sprengstoffe ungewöhnlich gut aufgespürt und damit unzählige Leben gerettet. (auf Englisch)
Quelle: hindustantimes
A pair of Labradors trained in sniffing out explosives and landmines have won the Chief of Army Staff’s commendation card this Independence Day for the heroics they performed in combat zones, entitling them to extra goodies and more rest .
Gracy, 6, and Danfy, 8, were honoured together with Paramveer, a horse, who was awarded a commendation card in recognition of his outstanding achievements in equestrian sports.
Gracy earned her spurs by detecting a deadly improvised explosive device (IED) on national highway 102 that links Imphal to Moreh, and Danfy sniffed out several pieces of unexploded ordnance (UXO) and rocket-propelled grenades in Jammu and Kashmir’s Drass sector, said army officers familiar with their exploits.
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